Christine Rene Whitcraft
Education:
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego –
Biological Oceanography, Estimated graduation June 2007
Student organizer of weekly SIO Marine Ecology Seminar (Aug 2002- Aug 2003)
Student representative for IGERT steering committee (Aug 2003 – present)
Williams College, Williamstown, MA, Graduated 1999 - BA in Biology, environmental science
Publications:
Levin, L.A., C. Currin, C. Neira, P. McMillan, G. Mendoza, C. Whitcraft, J. Gonzales, K. Carman. 2003.
Improved understanding of large-scale trophic succession through small-scale isotopic enrichment experiments.
ALSO conference talk 2003.
Co-author, Annual report, “National Ballast Information Clearinghouse Interim Report – Results of the First Year
of Data Management and Analysis: Shipping Industry Compliance with Mandatory Ballast Water Reporting
Requirements”, October 2000.
Research paper, Whitcraft and Ransom. "Predation Pressure by Introduced Snails in Spring Rocky Intertidal"
(February - May, 1998) presented at NCUR in April 1999. Published in NCUR Proceedings Vol 5(1999).
Work Experience:
Research assistantship (SeaGrant Trainee), Levin Lab, Scripps Institution of Oceanography (August 2001 –
August 2003) Conducted independent field project on plant-mediated effects on infaunal diversity. Assisted with
field collection of salt marsh data and with in-lab analysis of infauna, sediment, and algae. Assisted with isotope
experiments related to Spartina foliosa invasion in San Francisco
Research Biologist with Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Invasions Biology Lab (February 2000August 2001 ) Continued research on invasive parasites in Macoma balthica. Data manger for ballast water
arrival and biota experiment. Organized ballast sampling and analysis. Assisted with several ongoing projects in
lab (fouling community studies, green crab research, algae cultures, National Ballast Water Clearinghouse).
Research Intern with Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Invasions Biology Lab (November 1999 –
February 2000) Conducted intern research project evaluating the effect of two invasive parasites on the health
of Macoma balthica. Assisted with data entry and management for National Ballast Water Clearinghouse.
Research Intern with The Nature Conservancy, Delaware Chapter (June 1999 - October 1999) Assisted with
data collection and trained volunteers for Nanticoke River wetlands hydrogeomorphic assessment project.
Research on Mortality of Forest Genetics Plantations, Williams College Center for Environmental Studies
Summer Opportunity Grant, (June 1998 - August 1998). Studied survival and disease rates of genetic crosses of
trees as senior thesis; involved extensive field work, data entry and analysis, and GIS mapping.
Voluteering and Organizations:
Graduate Student Association Representative, UCSD, (November 2003 – present)
Mentored for high school student at Poseiden Academy, Mar Vista High School, Imperial Beach (2002)
Mentor breakfast for 7th-8th grade girls – AAUW (May 15, 2003)
Mentored two high school students from Virginia for two weeks (May 19 – May 30)
Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society (member 1999 – current)